Steve Trask
Senior Engineering Specialist at Argonne National Laboratory
- Role
- Senior Engineering Specialist at Argonne National Laboratory
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Steve Trask
Steve Trask is an engineering specialist senior in Argonne’s Chemical Sciences and…
Experience
Senior Engineering Specialist
Nov 2011 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Responsible to support and advance battery technology research and development activity by contributing to the development and fabrication of electrodes and prototype cells based on advanced lithium-ion battery chemistries using state of the art semi-automated equipment in a dry-room as part of the CAMP (Cell Analysis, Modeling, and Prototyping) Facility•Experienced on industrial scale-up semi-automated battery fabrication equipment operation and maintenance for research and development •Skilled in high quality large batch slurry preparation and electrode coating/rolling using both conventional and advanced novel materials•Assembled 0.5-4.0 Ah lithium-ion pouch and 18650 cells•Planned and conducted electrochemical tests and analyzed data from prototype batteries and their components using a variety of laboratory instrumentation•Performed evaluations of developmental cells/batteries with an emphasis on cell chemistry and hardware development for lithium-based battery chemistries for transportation applications•Contributed to solving chemical, electrochemical, and materials problems related to the electrode and cell/battery development, along with optimizing electrode formulation and cell fabrication techniques•Collaborated with Argonne colleagues, other U.S. National Laboratories, academia, and other battery R&D companies•Presented research at conferences, project and department meetings, and to Department of Energy sponsors•Participated in the writing of reports, manuscripts, and funding opportunity proposals
Education
Wheaton College, IL
B.S., Chemistry
2006 — 2010
Illinois Institute of Technology
Master’s Degree, Materials Chemistry
2012 — 2016
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